Winehouse will not face charges

Amy Winehouse will not face charges over an alleged conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Police yesterday cleared the Grammy winner of any involvement in a case for which her husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been on remand in jail since November. Winehouse was arrested last December, but released on police bail. A Scotland Yard spokesman said that following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service "no further action will be taken".

Fielder-Civil appeared at Snaresbrook crown court in east London yesterday and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He is accused along with a friend, Michael Brown, of assaulting the landlord of a Hoxton pub on June 20 last year. A spokesman for Winehouse said: "Amy thanks the police for their professionalism."